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September 17, 2011

What a beautiful baby and family. I asked the story of their red threaded bracelets. Mom explained as a wedding tradition they both weaved these bracelets on themselves, and amazingly their wedding took place three years ago.

Little did I know how nice they would complement this beautiful portrait with their son.

November 17, 2009

It's so exciting to see the little one after his Mom's Seattle maternity session. About two weeks after this session, mr. cutie appeared...well at least that's the uncomplicated stork story. He was sweet and sleepy during our newborn session. Mom was very prepared as her Milwaukee photographer trained her very well and helped to advise to come in during the sleepy newborn stage. (thanks allie) We created a great variety of images with little sleeper, his big bro, Mom and Dad. Thanks for being so prepared A and M and thanks for having your Mom there too !!

March 27, 2009

Just loved photographing this sweet little one. I just loved zooming in on her delicate little body parts. the chubbiness of the hands, the sweet curl of her hair. She cooed, and just played for me the whole time and was delicate and just yummy.

March 26, 2009

We had a wonderful mini-session last week where I met some new faces and some some of my old (if you can call 2yrs old, old) faces. A wonderful time to catch some new looks for those in between ages. Here are some images from one of the sessions and I'll be posting a few more over the next couple days.

Sweet I., just shy a quarter year, smiled the whole time, so steady for a babe this little. Love the hats Mom.

March 23, 2009

Photographing siblings can sometimes be described as herding cats: with children under 8 yrs old, each child is in their own world in what appeals to them and makes them react. A funny face to a 3 yr old can frighten her 1.5 yr old sister, a hysterical knock-knock joke to a 5 yr old boy will elicit a blank stare by his 2.5 yr old brother.

In a perfect world, the two blissfully play with each other while I stealthily capture the siblings enjoying each other. As a documentary project that works wonderfully, but for more portrait looks where they are looking toward the camera together, there is a bit more required. To get them both to react in the same image sometimes requires the skills of a juggler: picture camera holding in one hand, a squeaky toy in another, an acrobatic movement, a bribery or two (yes it does happen) and very cooperative and patient parents to wrangle the runners back in place.

Then I get two kids like L and M that come to the studio and all my rules go out the window. Not only did they work with each other with ease (and actually seemed to like each other) but they just lit up the studio that day. Mom prepared well with our preconsultation so we could decide on clothing and understand personalities and buzz words for the kids. Dad helped out with some of the wrangling and I was thankful for his extreme patience. These good sports lasted long enough to try a second outdoor location. I loved the rich textures of the cobblestone that contrasted with the patterns of their clothing.

December 08, 2008

We had a little rip roaring fun with this little handsome dude during his Seattle "urban" portrait session. Although not our typical session (is there ever a typical session?), we had this great opportunity as Mr. B was the ring bearer that weekend and his tux was begging to be photographed. Mom knew that although clothes don't make the man, they sure do make them look cute. To cajole our 4yr old stunner into our scheme we incorporated all the royal boyhoodness of his life: appearances were made that afternoon by batman, spiderman, starwars light sabers, a scooter, guitars and a couple other accroutements.

We used the "deconstructed" tuxedo look and added some pizazz with a spanking fedora, thankyou Georgia Blu. We gave his his props and let him rip. This boy can move !!! Thanks S. for sharing B. with me for the afternoon.

October 30, 2008

When S contacted me for portraits last month, I had no idea how lucky I would be to photograph her Halloween Baby's First Birthday in Seattle. What makes this session extra special is that Dad is overseas with the military and this will be his first glimpse of his little guy in over a month. I am so excited to show these to both of them.

Mr A was quite a mover and shaker, ready to go onto the next thing every 5 minutes, literally. Although capturing images between the ages of 1-2.5 is perhaps the most challenging part of my work, it can also be the most rewarding as the images created are inspired by the wee ones. It's baby sports photography at its finest right here and A didn't let me down. We kept pulling new things to interest him: bubbles, toys, noisemakers, lots of wacky noises..... Mom planned well knowing his motivations, even suggesting his toilet paper trick.( Apparently he just loves to rip up toilet paper so we handed him a bunch and let him go to town.) We shot some in studio and then down to the lovely Pioneer Square, loving the cobblestone/brick and contrasty light. Happy Birthday A. and congrats Mom and Dad. What a great day !!

October 07, 2008

I love working with previous clients. There is a familiarity with the way they look, their personalities, and the style preference of the portraits. The challenge is to keep it looking fresh. Yes, the kids will look different every year, but after about age 3, the changes aren't as dramatic. That's why it's important to brainstorm a little with Mom and Dad about how to achieve a new look, maybe try some different locations; one year in the city, next year at the studio, different times of day and different approaches. Maybe more of a quiet study of their faces and less movement...(not available for two year olds, thankyou.)

One of the things that surprised even me on this session, was that although I have photographed these cuties for three years, and worked at the house the previous year, I started seeing these new looks with them. My little friend in the yellow dress was more playful than ever before and wanted to try anything that was fun. Big bro' was able to take direction a little more and really understood some of the different ideas we were working on. It didn't hurt that there was this vintage pickup parked just outside their home, and that Miz Yellow had the most striking golden locks ever.

Thanks L. for letting me play with some creative shots. Your munchkins are a pleasure to work with each time and I love watching their personalities grow.

September 23, 2008

These two brothers are so much fun together. They really play well together and the little guy loves to keep up with his big bro'. Mom and Dad were really helpful getting them to look in the right direction and even coming up with some great ideas "concepting" on the shoot as we went along. Above all, keeping it fun for the kids was key in getting natural smiles. We're all a little tired after a session, but that usually results in creating some great portraits. The timing of the night and good weather brought out some great color images, but I like some of these in black and white too.

September 20, 2008

I've been photographing this little guy since he was a "twinkle in his Mom and Dad's eyes". J&B were one of my wedding clients and I've been lucky to have worked with them almost annually creating their family portraits. Even though we have worked together over six years, we always discuss a little bit about our ideas for the session to prepare: clothing, location and timing. Just some of the key elements that make a great shot.

All those elements together, along with a great attitude and ability to read their child's temperament allowed me to create some winning images. Their little gem sparkled on this night , especially with the great diffuse light shining down from the clouds.